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Burned to Death.

BEDFORD, Ont, June S.-The dwelling Of
A. Brown was burned this morning. Four
small children, all under 10 years of age,
persisted in the flames. The parents with o
baby, barely escaped with their lives.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-08

The girls employed in Wisconsin, WOODEN
mill quit work because the windows at
which they worked were coated with paint
to prevent their seeing the people and hav-
ing view of the street. The strikers
determined to hold out until the paint vas
removed.
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is what enhances wages.

MR.. BLACKBURN, when q boy, said he
would swim his horse in Yankee blood"
F. ederick Douglass, when man, said, Il
welcome the bolt, whether from heaven or
hell, that shall rend this Uniou in twain
Yet the former, for what ne said, has had his
commission as internal revenue collector re-
voked, while the latter, though an offensive
republican partisan, was allowed to retain
the most lucrative Office in the District OF
Columbia long time after the advent OF
the democratic administration, and, accord
ing to his own statement, was, with his
white wife, invited to all President Cleve-
lands grand receptions at the White House.
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Left Ear Eurn,,c

New YORK. June MIR. and Mrs. James
G. Blaine and their daughters, Mis- e- NJ.
and Hattie Blaine left here this morn ny Oh
the steamer Ems for Southampton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-08

DAINT YOUR OWN BUGGY-Just received the
l. following new line of Colors: Olive Fonce.
Ponceau, Ecarlate, and Jet Coach Black. Call for
sample For sale by
ian25 W. F. CREIGHTON & co
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Steamship COMPANY Fined.

BOSTON, June S.-Colector Saltonstall 10.
day imposed line of 81 600 upon the Gun.
ard Steamship Company for permitting an
insane woman to land from one of their yes.
sells
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SEASONABLE-Now is the time to purchase
y THERMOMETERS. We have large stock at
very low prices.
dec2 Es. LEADBEATER & BRO
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-08

AGAINST SECRET socIETIEs.-The synod
of tho Reformed Presbyterian Church OF
America, now in session in Newburg, N. Y,
yesterday adopted resolutions declaring
that secret societies, of which secrecy is an
essential characteristic, are, because OF their
secrecy, immoral, and unjust; that they are
degrading and enslaving to the consciences
of their members; that, in addition to the
secrecy OF these fraternities, many of them
are Christless, yet counterfeit the worship Of
the church and obstruct her work, and. for
that reason, as well as on account of the
secresy maintained, the members of such
societies ought not to be admitted to the
church's membership, and that the synod
enjoin the courts Of the church to refuse
admission to the privileges of the church to
the members of all secret orders, and TO
exclude from the membership those belong.
ing to such societies, if there be any in the
church who may have crept in unawares.
In the course of tho debate, which preceded
the adoption of these resolutions Free
masonry was bitterly denounced.
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OtAsTORINE! CAsToRINE !-Baum's ever
" ready Castorine, perfect oiler for Buggies,
Wagons, Carts, &c. Never Gums Never Chs
For sale by [ie9l w. T. CREIGHTON & co.
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DODGERs'5 FINE TABLE CUTLERY, Weiss.
LII celebrated Scissors, and Rogers Bros IS Plated
Spoons and Forks for sale low by
nov3 JAS. F. CARLIN & SONS
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TX BBLs CHOICE FAMILY FLOUR, best
y known brands, bought before the advance
for sale low by
janis J. c. NILBURN.
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A LARGE assortment of the latest styles aud
IA prettiest patterns of Fourth. hand Teck
Caudent and Puff SCAHFS, just from the factory
mh24 AMOS B. SLAYMAKER
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ELoUR-Gambrilps superlative, Hecker's Sn-
IL perlative, Swiss, Triumph, Crystal and New
South Flour, choice brands for sale by
mh3l J. C. MILBURN
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BOOSTED COFFEEs.-Freshly roasted at my
4 u store-Mocha, Java. Marscaibo, La Gusyra
and Rio Cofiees, all carefully selected for sale by
mr16 J. c. MILBURN
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WINK CoNFECTIoNER's POWDERED sU-
N GAR. The best for fine CONNECTIONS. Sold
by mill GEO. McBURNEY & son.
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DANTs CUT, patent-stayed aud reinforced seat
j. DRAWERS, made from best perperal drill at
mY12 AMOS B. SLAYMAKERS
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A FIRST RATE STOCKING FOR CHILDREN,
N to Sla ribbed white feet and all colors at
Zoe per pair at
my13 AMOS B. SLAYMAKERS
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CUTTINGS! sUITINGS!-G Good, pretty ana
~ cheap Suits made to orderand fit guaranteed by
mh24 AMOS B. SLAYAIAKER
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old APPLE VINEGAR and WHITE WINE
~ VINEGAR, extra strength, for sale by
jy2 J. C. MILBURE.
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ELoUR.-SQperlative, Crystal. Triumph, New
l. South, HSnroon and Tenney Flour fer sac
low by dec3l ]. C. MILBURN
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pULVERIZED SALT, in boxes, suitable for ia.
l. BILE and dairy, received to-day by
APPS &c MILRURN.
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NEW RAIsINs, CURRANTs, PRESERVES
Nv and JELLIES for sale by
novS J. C. MILgURN
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MIXED PICKLE, CHOW CHOW AND GU
Iy1 cumber Pickles, for sale at
jan2O &c MIIRURN'5
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pURE BLACKBERRY CORDIAL, made FOL
L. family use.
aug10 GEO McBURNEY g. son.
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EANcY NO. / MACKEREL, and Nos 2 and 3
Il do. fat
fcb23 McBURNEY's.
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7 & r. MoRLEY's DOUBLED soLED ST.
~ per Stout Brocadcd Half Hose at
noy24 AMOS B. SLAYMAKER'5.
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7 ARGE CANS TOMATOES, Nanticoko brand,
IL for sale at Toe each by
mh25 T G. NILBURN
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DOTTED MEATs-Ham, Beef, Tongue, Turkey,
l. Chicken, Duck and Game.
adg10 GEO. McBURNEY & son.
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M ISSOURI HAMS-If you have not bought one
1kI don't fail to go McBURNEY'S STORE and
get one. They are simply grand. spll
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SUGAR.CURED HAMS, SHOULDERS AND
~ BREAKFAST PIECES, choice, just received By
ap6 ]. G. MILRURN.
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GATISFACTION TOBACCO received to-day di.
~ rect from the factory, and for sale low by
jy23 j. c. MILRURS.
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pHEUMATIsM CURED BY DIR. MITCHELL5
III Celebrated Rheumatism Plaster, for sale By
spl1 w. CREIGHTON s. co.
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EXTRA CHOICE NEW ORLEANS MoLAssEs
~ and SUGAR received direct and for sale by
jan5 j. MILBURS.
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GIRLS QUADRICYCLE, superior article, at
VI less than wholesale price, at
dec23 AMOS B. SLAYMAKER'S.
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NEW CURRANTs and CRANBERRIEs just
IN received by
oct20 &c. MILBURE.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-13

in bearing. and is Q woman Of graceful
carriage. She has black hair, black
eyes and an olive complexion. She is
leader among the real leaders of fashion
able life in New York. She has very
generous disposition. Her charity is
possibly more practical than that Of Miss
Wolfe. The latter makes most of her
donations to the church. although they
are by no means confined to the religious
community. Mrs. Astor, on the con-
trary, seeks individual cases of distress
and has made many an humble family
cheerful and happy. She takes great in
terest in young people in her sphere of
life, and gives them many dinners and
receptions. She takes special pride in
rising young men, and has frequently
aided them in critical periods of their
lives. No woman would be more missed
in social circles. Mrs. Actor owns
probably the finest collection of jewels
in America. When attending the opera
or private receptions she has frequently
appeared in blaze of diamonds. At an
entertainment in Delmonico's last win.
ter her throat was incrcled with three
strands of these jewels, each stone of
great si1e. 1ripie strahus Vi siiuiiar
precious stones were wound around her
white shoulders, and her corsage spark-
led like the buckler of Ptolemy Phila.
delphus. Living jewels sparkled in her
raven hair, and all the co!ors of the
rainbow scintillated from her rirged
fingers. She has been frequently seen
at the opera wearing $50. 600 worth of
diamonds, but on this occasion she sur
passed herself. the display being valued
at more than 100000. Mrs. Astor has
three daughters and no son.-N. Y.
Nail and Erpress.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-13
Venice and Her Charms.

Among the charms of Venice is her
capacity for absorbing and subordiuating
everything to her own beauty, and har-
monizing with herself the meanest and
commonest of her surroundings. When
l was last in Venice, two or three years
ago, that dreadful aquatic abomination, a
steam launch, had just made it's appear.
ance on the Grand Canal. can hear
it my imagination now-panting and
putting, clacking and sputtering and
snorting, but have no doubt that when
l return to the beloved city shall find
that something has been done by the in.
visible influence of Venice herself to
soften and refine and take off the rough
edges of the steam launch. Extinguish
the fires of its paltry little boiler, dis.
mantle it and haul it up high and dry
into Venetian boat. builders yard, and
/ really think that in process of time q
coarse cockney craft would suffer ''sea
change" and turn into gondola. 1
contend that Venice has the power of
making the commonest things pictur-
eque and poetic. That railway bridge
over the lagoons is not like any other
railway bridge that am aware of. 1t
extorted admiration once, about twenty
years ago, from an English commercial
traveller in the bristles line of business.
George augustus Sala.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-13
WOMEN OF THE HAREM.
A Brief Glimpse OF the Peculia
Features Of the Orient.

A Brief Glimpse OF the Peculiar
Features Of the Orient.
One of the conditions upon which
woman enters the harem is that she gives
up all family ties and connection with
the outside world. While polygamy is
permitted in Turkey, and more than five
per cent. of his Majesty Moslem sub.
jects have harems, they always lhave
great desire to see the poor creatures
at home and devise some means to raise
them from their degraded condition. AT.
ter visit many of these ladies change
their minds about the fearful fate Of the
Turkish women. The Turkish ladies
assemble in a common reception room
richly furnished. They are attended by
q throng of slaves, white and black,
who do their bidding. The mistresses
at these harems wear costumes which
the speaker, after apologizing for his de.
fieiency ON the subject of female apparel,
undertook to describe. Their clothing
is of the richest ma 'erial. Of the gem
eral intelligence of these women their
American sisters who have seen them,
do not speak in fattering terms. The
conversation between the Turkish
women and their visitors nearly always
runs about this way:
"Where are you FROM" inquire the
luxurious wives of the Mahometans.
"From America"
"Where is America?"
"It's over the ocean,"
"Do you ever 20 out there without
wearing wells? Aren't you ashamed be-
fore the men?"
"We don't pay any attention to men,"
1t is the general opinion that ladies of
the harem are prisoners. This is merely
a delusion. Every Turkish woman has
her own quarters and her own slaves to
wait upon her. She can take ride
whenever she wishes, and she wears
what she pleases without any interfer.
ence The Turkish headdress is, with
due Difference to the styles of Paris and
New York, the most becoming OF any
in the world. 1t makes the homeliest
of women handsome, and the handsome,
angelic. The Turki, women are, next
to our own American women. the most
beautiful have ever seen. Glimpses of
them can be caught ON Fridays, the
Turkish Sunday, or from their carriages.
They do their own shopping 1t is
theirs to buy as they please and their
husbands, to pay for it. 1t is incorrect
to say that there is no home life among
the Turks. Laying aside the tie of hus.
band and wife, there remains that al
most as dear-parent and child. The
residents of the harem, which means a
sacred or secret place, are passionately
devoted to their children, upon whom
they can shower all the tenderness of
woman's nature.--From Gen. Len Wal
lace's Lecture.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-13
WEALTHY WOMEN.
The Two HIGHEST Women In the
United states.

The richest single and the richest
married lady in the United States ere
said to be lying at the point of death in
this city. The unmarried lady is Miss
Catharine L. Wolfe and the wife is Mrs.
William Astor. Miss Wolfe enjoys the
income of between Sls, 600, 900 and $2O,.
900, 900. The most of this money is
settled on her tor life ouly. Her income
is estimated at $500, 900 year, and she
has had many offers of marriage. Miss
Wolfe has aristocratic features and
slight figure. Her hair is gray and she
dresses superbly. Her diamonds are
large and dazzling. She is prominent
figure in society, and she is loved and
esteemed by all who know her. She
spends her income where she thinks it
will do the most good. Her almoner for
years has been Bishop Potter. formerly
rector of Grace Church. Indeed, Miss
Wolfe has long been the main pillar of
this patrician house of worship. She it
was who spent $4,000 for its marble
chantry, and she subscribed so literally
toward erecting its beautiful spire.
When Bishop Potter called for $50. 900
with which to build church in Null
berry street not long ago, Miss Wolfe
was the first to respond. She sent him
check for S45, 900. Miss Wolfe's father
was prominentmerchan of this city. AL.
though one Of the most generous of men,
he rapidly accumulated fortune. This
fortune was enlarged by marriage. He
welded in succession two sisters of the
late Peter Lorillard. Their dots were
immense. Three great fortunes rolled
into one were inherited by Miss Wolfe
on the death of her father. An only
sister had died some time before this
event. Miss Wolfe lives in an elegant
brown.stone mansion fronting Madison
Square. 1t is q corner house, within o
stones throw of the residence of s. L
M. Barlow. She owns some of the
finest paintings in America. A picture
of Knaus is among them. 1t was painted
for the Emperor of Russia. While the
Gar was haggling about the price Miss
Wolfe secured it and brought it to New
York. Very few persons are admitted
to her galleries. Some of her intimate
friends are said to have sought adlnis
sion in vain.
Mrs. William Astor. who is also said
to be very i'll, is q wife of . grandson Of
old John Jacob Astor and son of viii.
liam B. Astor. She is an offshoot oi
the ancient and nobls house Of Scher.
merheen. Nm. Astor Z tall, distingue
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-13
Electro Magnetism, the New
Means of Cure.

DR.. K. Robbins Eiectro-Magnetic Insti-
tute, corner Of First and Spring streets. en-
trance on First street, Is now fitted up at
Is necessary to cure chronic and so-called
incurable diseases, by the finest electrical
apparatus in the world. Turkish and
Russian baths; also electric, sulphur and
eucalyptus baths. DR.. Robbins has had sew
eral years experience in the Australian
colonies, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Den
yer, and four years In Los Angeles, and
hundreds OF leading citizens can testify to
the wonderful effects Of electricity In curing
failed, and therefore all persons suffering
should try this new remedy before abandon
Ing all hope. After every medical treatment
the patients are given the Massage treatment
SissRnoses Ru,sH' disesses II % viii Wiihout expianetion nation
rom the patient. free OF charge. His office
hours are to IL. / 70 and to 2. Bath de-
paxtment open sundaysfrom 9 4. n. to II \.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-13

1t is the height of folly to say that a
hostile foreign nation could lombard
New York, yet would not do it. Per.
haps Great Britain might pause before
trying it, because she would run the
risk of losing Canada. But what is to
hinder distant nation that has nothing
to lose on this continent from sending
fleet to waylay our coasts, knowing that
we have no navy capable of successfully
attacking its cities in return? This is
matter not only for consideration at
some time, but at the earliest moment
N. Y. Sun, Ind.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-13

The surplus capital of the Northern
States, which has heretofore snubbed
the South and blindly refused to profit
by the wonderful opportunities for profit.
able investment held out from this sec
tion, is now flowing in this direction in
steady stream. 1t required year or
two of Democratic administration to
wear off sectional prejudices and convince
the people of the North that the South
was part of the country and not for
eign enemy.-Nashuilie american, Dem.
National Republican., 1887-04-21
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS
Urged to Scatter Political Matter Over
the state.

Urged to Scatter Political Matter Over
the state.
There was regular meeting OF the Mary.
land Democratic Club last night. 1t was
the first one held In the new quarters at the
Elks' Hall. There were about forty-dve
members present, aud the large accumula.
tion Of routine business was disposed Of as
rapidly as possible.
The president, Mr. G. G. Lancaster, de-
livered q stirring speech, in which he In
voked the aid Of every member to keep up
a successful Maryland Democratic organi
zation in this city. He strongly recon
mended every member OF the club to write
political articles to the various local papers
throughout the state. "There is not" said
he, ga member Of the club but can do this,
and they ought to do 1t; 1t is their duty"
The benefits that would accrue to the
membership and to the party were re-
hearsed. "Members," he continued, soften
speak thoughtlessly here, but these articles
would be the emanations Of careful study,
and would prove valuable.n
A newspaper clipping was read In which
the writer handled Mr.. Edmonston, presi.
dent Of the Maryland Democratic Associa-
ton, without gloves. The reading was en-
Enthusiastically applauded, the words of the
writer evidently voicing the sentiments Of
the club.
Everything is being done that seems to be
necessary to make the club model political
body.
National Republican., 1887-04-21
THE WATSON GOLD MEDAL.
DIR. II. A. Gould, OF Cambridge, Hon
ored with the Prize.

ored with the Prize.
There was an executive session OF the
National Academy Of Sciences yesterday
morning, when the members of the council
were reelected. The board is composed OF
Messrs. s. +. Baird, G.. j. Brush, s. p.
Langley, NJ. G. Mcigs, Z. G. Pickering, and
c. A. Young. DR.. J. 8. Billings was elected
as treasurer of the National Academy for
the next six years.
The following papers were read at the
public session, which opened at l2 o'clock
'On the Vegetation Of the Hot Springs Of
Yellowstone Park, by Prof. W. G. Farlow;
son the Color Of the SUM-" by Prof. s. 7.
Langley; "On the Chemical Constitution
of Taste" and "On New Glass OF Com.
pounds Analogous to the Phthalius," by
Prof. Ira Remsen; "On the Darometric
Oscillation, Diurnal and Annual" by Gen.
A. w. Greedy; "On the Serpentine of Syra.
cuse," by Prof. G. w. Williams.
The evening session opened at o'clock,
Prof. o. z. Marsh in the chair. On the
platform were Prof. Simon Newcomb, Prof.
Francis A. Walker, Prof. Farlow, and Prof.
Asaph Hall.
The Watson gold medal and 500 In gold
were presented to DR.. b. A. Gould, of Cam
bridge, Mass, in recognition Of the valu-
able services rendered by him to the science
Of astronomy In the past fifteen years,
during which period he has lived In the
Argentine Republic.
Eulogies and biographical sketches OF the
late Prof. William b. Rogers, formerly of
the University of Virginia, and ex.presi.
dent of the National Academy of Sciences,
and Of Prof. Edward Tuckermau, OF Am
herst College, were read by Prof. Francis
A. Walker and Prof. w. G. Farlow, re-
sppotively
National Republican., 1887-04-21
WAIT I! WAIT! WAIT |!
Great Banner Sale Of Clothing
BY THE GLOBE CLOTHING GO.
of Your Life! III you Don't Believe It. Come
and See for Yourself!

Mems Pants worth $I75 and So for $rI Pants worth $3.50
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worth $8 and SIS and &c. Best Suits worth $I4
$6 and $18 for $Io Elegant Suits worth &c. $Io and $I for 81
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Here you will get Bargains